A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.
The building featured as "Flynn's" is in reality the historic Hull Building at the Northwest corner of Washington Boulevard and Watseka Avenue in Culver City, California. The street sign for Watseka Avenue can be seen when Lora and Alan step inside "Flynn's" to warn him about Dillinger. As of 2010, the location portrayed as "Flynn's" was occupied by a restaurant.
Boy in Video Game Arcade:
All right, give me room. Here we go.
When Sark has his power cycles slowed down by the MCP the first time (0h:33m), the shot from behind Sark has his arms flailing about, but the front shot of Sark shows his arms holding on to the panels.
A section of the end credits is in Taiwanese.
Trailers feature a deleted scene, where Flinn de-rezzes an unknown program on the ring-game with a direct hit.
English
$4,761,795 (USA) (11 July 1982)
$33,000,000 (USA)